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AbB 12, 138 (P510661)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 138 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510661 |
| Museum no. | BM 017151 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-hi-ia | to my brother |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-el-szu-nu-ma | thus their lord: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | a-hi ka-ta# li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | May my brother recover from the mouth. |
| 6 | a-hi lu sza-lim lu ba-li2-it, | May my brother be well, may he live! |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir a-hi-ia re-esz a-hi-ia | the god who guards my side, the head of my side |
| 8 | a-na da-mi-iq-tim li-ki-il | May it be firmly established for good fortune. |
| 9 | a-na szu-lum a-hi-ia asz-pu-ra-am | for the well-being of my brother I sent. |
| 10 | szu-lum a-hi-ia ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}[marduk] | well-being of my brother before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma a-hi at-ta# ti-du-[u2] | Like a brother you know, |
| 2 | x x x x a-na x x x x | [......] to |
| 3 | ki-a-am aq#-bi um#-ma a-na-ku-ma | Thus I said: "I |
| 4 | ki#-ma _sze_-am ta-ma-ah-ha-ru3 | like barley you will receive. |
| 5 | a-[na] a-hi-ka qi2-bi-ma | Speak to your brother: |
| 6 | _1(asz) sze_-am li-qe2-a-am | 1 (gur) of barley may he take |
| 7 | i-na _buru14 sze_-am a-na# ma-asz-ka-ni-szu | from the harvest barley for his rations |
| 8 | u2-ta-ar | shall return. |
| 9 | _u4 <<kam iti>> 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ sza _iti udru{duru5}_ | the 16th day of the month of Šabaṭu |
| 10 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk? a-na x x _u8 udu hi-a_ | Ibni-Marduk for ... sheep and goats |
| 11 | x x sza a-na x x x x [(x)] | ... which to ... |
| 12 | ki#-a-am iq-bi um-ma szu#-ma | Thus said he: |
| left | ||
| 1 | _3(barig) 1(ban2) numun_ SAR? RA? tu-x x x | 3 barig 1 ban2 seed |
| 2 | szu-u2 u2-ul im-gur | he did not return. |
Sources & licences
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